Safety holder for earrings



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SAFETY HOLDER FOR EARRINGS Filed Dec. 29, 1945 5 I I INVENTOR lga/ ETkraras rz BY 5 ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 20, 1?51 UNITED STATES ATENTMorrlcr.

SAFETY HOLDER FOR EARRINGS Olaf H. Thronsen New York, N. Y. v

' Application December 29, 1945, Serial No. 638,219

' 2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a new and novel type of safety holder forearrings or ear ornaments, more particularly, it relates to a holder forearrings permitting secure attachment of earrings or similar earornaments insuring the owner against loss of the earrings once applied.

The device of the new invention is extremely simple in construction andvery simple in operation. It can readily be made from well known,economical and available material. In spite of its many advantages itwould not in any way detract from the attractiveness of an ear ornamentand would not increase the discomfort of the wearer.

Far from this, it will actually completely eliminate the need forperforating the ear lobe permitting a wide number of persons heretoforeunable to wear ear ornaments, the enjoyment of this attractiveaccessory. In contrast to perforation of the ear lobes the new device isentirely safe in application and extremely hygienic as well as highlyconserving of ear ornaments.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the attached drawings forming an important part of the specificationwhere similar parts are denoted as similar numerals? Fig. 1 is a frontview illustrating an ear ornament attached to the product of the instantinvention.

Fig. 2 is a side view illustrating the device of the preceding figure.

Fig. 3 is a side View illustrating attachment device apart from the earornament.

Fig. 4 is a front view illustrating another embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section through line 6-43 of Fig. 4.

In accordance with the invention, an ear ornament II] is attached to aholder H'having a conventional clamp l2 fit to a clamp around an earlobe to which it may be tightly attached by means of set screw 23. In adirection opposite to said clamp l2 there extends from holder H a pieceof narrow resilient wire M which ends in a narrow bent I5 extending intoa stiffened extension plate lfi which may be in the shape of a littleround ball.

The entire attachment H is so formed as to permit insertion of extensionplate 16 into the natural hollow just above the ear lobe when screw [3is set so as to tightly attach ornament if! to the ear lobe itself.

The operation of this embodiment which is illustratedin Figs. 1-3 of theinvention is as follows:

An ornament I0 is soldered or otherwise attached to attachment H. Theattachment is then fitted on an ear lobe by putting clamp I2 around thelower limit of the ear lobe and inserting disc I6 into the round openingjust above the ear lobe. After set screw [3 has been regulated so as totightly attach clamp [2 around the ear lobe, a secure hold of theornament on the ear has been obtained.

In another embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 4-6, the same typeof clamp I2 and set screw I3 is utilized. However, this time a pluralityof resilient wires 15 replace resilient wire E5 of the precedingembodiment. The two outermost resilient wires l5 have little teeth nearthe point where they extend from the body of attachment I I. These teethll extend in each case in an outward direction as shown. A small staplelike clamp [8 can be moved along wires l5 hooking into teeth I! asdesired. This will lock the wires l5 in any desired relation to eachother.

In the operation of the device of Figs. 4-6 the attachment is fittedaround the ear lobe as in the preceding device but individual extensions15' are adjusted so as to fit the interior outline of the particular earof the wearer when disc I6 is inserted as desired. Staple like clamp 18is now moved along the wires l5 and teeth ll so as to securely lock theminto position.

From the above description, it will be readily seen that a device hasbeen created permitting secure attachment of ornaments of all types tothe human ear and particularly to the ear lobe. The danger of losing anear ornament while wearing it is substantially less where one uses thepresent invention.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In an earring including a lobe clamp mounting an ornament, a safetyattachment comprising, a pair of resilient extensions formed integrallywith the lobe clamp and projecting in spaced relationship from the lobeclamp, said extensions terminating in arcuate portions, the extremity ofeach arcuate portion mounting a globular disc adapted to engage in thehollow of the human ear above the lobe, and means for adjusting thespaced relationship of the resilient extensions. 1

2. An fearring comprising, a substantially U-shaped lobe clamp providedwith a set screw operating transverse the open end thereof, an ornamentsecured on one leg of the clamp, that end of said leg beyond saidornament being divided to form a part of spaced resilient extensions,the extremity of each of said extensions terminating in an arcuateportion, a globular disc supported at the extreme end of each arouateextension portion adapted to engage in the natural hollow of the ear,above the lobe, teeth 4 formed along each of said extensions adjacenttheir juncture at the clamp, and a staple-like clamp disposed betweenand having selectively locking engagement with the teeth of saidextensions.

OLAF H. THRONSEN.

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